to be unfolded hereafter. 8 x

imagine, that tbe Meflénger of Deatb came to him with-
out a Commiflion from the great Lord of Life. Let us
not imagine, that his Spirit was called out of Time
into Eternity without the Voice of a Redeemer, or that
the Important Doors of tbe Inwifible lVor/d were opened
without his Hand. CHRIST has taken bim a-zuay : And
He had no doubt bis Rea/on: for it: Rea/ens, many of
them perhaps aryeare/aaé/e to us, yet we may corjeéiure
as to fome of them: And it may be prqfitaé/e for a few
remaining Minutes to dwell upon the View ; the rather,
asfo many Breacbe: have been made, f0 many of teis
Kind too, which have fallen under the Notice ofmany
of us. Particularly,
1. Our Loan by {ii-ch aProvidence might intend to
teach us, bo-"w little He reeds any 0f our Services.
Ourdear departed Friend feemed indeed a Veje!
qf Honour fitted for 121's Illa/fer’: U/e *; but he is lv-oien
in Pieces, and we are ready to fay with the afiiiéied
Church of Old, ‘The precious $012:  Zion, (ompara/i/e to
fne Gold, bow are t/Jey efieemed as Earthen Pitc/rers, the
Work oftbe Hands of the Potter 1"! But herein our great
Loan difplays bis Royalty: He can form the molt pro-
mifing Infiruments of Service ; and can lay t/:em ajfde, and
tarry an bis Cau/e ain't/posit teem. Let us not then any of
us imagine ourfe/wes, or each other, t0 be necefizry to
liim. He will, if he pleafes, do us t/se Honour to ale us :
Ifnot, He will immediately fay as L)- in t/ae Graze. We,
and thofe who e/teem us mcff, and who lo-ve us éef‘, ihould
fubmit, and fay, Bebe/d, as the Clay is in t/lee Hand of
tbe Potter, fi are rwe in t/ze fIandofI/oe LURD our GOD 
And it is fit it lhould be f0 ; for we are ‘weak as Clay,
and at the fame Time alfo are of as little Value, and
even lefi tban t/se Dig/i of tbe Eartb when compared with
him. Again,
2. It may be the Defign of our Loan by fuch a Pro-
vidence as this, t0 teach us to reafifrom Man.
We are infirufted by it, no! to depend too muck upon

, any of our furvivingiBrethren and Friends: For it is the

Language of this Prmvidence, Ceafe ye fiom PJaa,.u-Z>o_,’e
Breat/J is in bis No/irils ; for wherein i: be to 5e accounted

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' a Tim. iii at. 1 Lam. iv. 2.. i Jer. xfiii. i.